Epic Games Ransomware Group Admits Hack Was a ‘Scam’

Last week it was announcement that Epic games was reportedly hacked by a ransomware group known as Mogilevich. However, no evidence has come to light and, in fact, the group responsible has come forward to claim that this is just a money-making scam.

Call themselves “professional fraudsters”

According to a recent report from Cyber ​​Daily, hackers claiming to have stolen nearly 200GB of data from Epic Games admitted that none of it was true. A spokesperson for Mogilevich – who goes by Pongo – said the group was not “ransomware-as-a-service”, but were in fact “professional fraudsters”.

It appears the plan was to “take advantage of the big names to gain visibility as quickly as possible,” with the goal of enticing a buyer to purchase the data. At the time of the claim, the price was set at $85,000.

Pongo reportedly said the following:

The price of the so-called terabyte database was one hundred thousand dollars. We were immediately contacted by interested people, one of whom was made to feel at ease, as if he was the boss at the time.

At Epic, there was concern that the company had been hacked by a relatively new ransomware group, which claimed to have captured personal information, such as names, payment details, etc.

However, after a quick investigation, Epic found no evidence that a hack had taken place, and Mogilevich had not been in contact at the time.

Next to Steam, Epic games is one of the most popular digital storefronts for PC gaming. Hacking of server data could prove a devastating blow to the company. However, in this case it turned out to be an empty threat.